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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
2
United States naval forces in European waters show extensive destroyer activity amid submarine zone patrols. London quarters publish statistics detailing vast patrol distances and readiness, noting French naval cooperation and measures to keep ships shipshape with gun drill and maintenance conducted at sea.
The preamble explains a planned meat reduction of about 630 pounds weekly for army and soldiers, with a shift to other meats as part of wartime rationing. It notes a smaller weekly decline per person and discusses broader implications for meat and fish supplies, aiming to balance scarcity with substitutes while avoiding price shocks. Mrs J O Childress of Maria is mentioned in a local note.
Private Id and fellow soldiers undergo field training at Camp Travis. Officers adjust exercises to resemble real warfare with attack and defense on actual terrain. Troops prefer this practical program over routine drill, seeing it as genuine soldiering and a closer link to real duty.
A muddled OCR style notice lists candidates and claims for U S Congress Sixteenth District and various state offices in Brewster Alpine El Paso and nearby areas. It references Democratic primaries July and party slates with names such as Hudspeth McFarland Wakefield Townsend Walton Lease Chastain Turney and others, signaling candidate announcements and party alignment.
A wartime peace theme notes readjustment after conflict and the looming reconstruction era. The Brewster County Roll of Honor lists service members such as Alma C Adatchard Armistead Roy W Brroadtuest Charles Brown and several others connected to the nation’s war effort. Names span local residents and families with entries like James Te n Emison Edwards Dilterd Frank iteon Hubbard and Walter Fo Skinner among others.
The article outlines a Red Cross home nursing course of 210 hours, with lectures and practical work, preparing young American women for war relief and infant welfare tasks. It notes future demand for trained aides in refugees care, student nurses, and interpreters, urging chapters to organize locally and support students financially. LYDA M. ANDERSON, Director of Nursing Service, St Louis.
Fragmented item urges Morgan Terry Richard about city tax deadlines and dollar rhetoric. The text blends calls to action with vague praise of patriotism and savings, mentioning labor and government loans, but the exact intent and context are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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